Analysis of Past Practical Examination Papers for the Entrance Examination of Master's Degree English

Author: Wang Ruoping et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book exhaustively covers the variations of all types of questions, providing candidates with a highly operational set of techniques and methods. It meticulously analyzes past postgraduate entrance examination questions to a depth unmatched by other reference books:
1. Full Translation and Explanation: Due to the difficulty of postgraduate entrance examination questions, many details not only confuse students but also experienced teachers (please note that the word "excellent" is not misused here). This is inherent to the difficulty of the questions. The book organizes senior teachers to provide a full translation and explanation of past postgraduate entrance examination questions, striving to eliminate potential ambiguities and deepening candidates' understanding of the questions. This is a unique approach among similar books.
2. Exhaustively Covering Variations of All Types of Questions: Not only should one know which option is correct and why, but one should also understand where the other three incorrect options (i.e., distractors) go wrong. Not only should one grasp this question but also exhaust all possible variations of this type of question, achieving the ability to generalize from one example.
3. Regarding Translation: For the translation section of actual examination questions, the book provides both literal and idiomatic translations, both of which are correct. Readers can choose based on their own proficiency and habits. The book strives to avoid the old-fashioned practice of teaching questions by simply referring to answers. Instead, it starts by analyzing the insights of high-performing candidates, meticulously studying past postgraduate entrance examination reading comprehension questions, deeply understanding and comprehending the question types and. It fully considers the actual proficiency level and common mistakes of Chinese students, providing candidates with a highly operational set of techniques and methods to improve their on-the-spot performance and prepare for future exams, thereby avoiding the traditional postgraduate entrance examination teaching flaw of "after-the-fact understanding" (a "hindsight"). It is important to know that after seeing the answers and consulting dictionaries, everyone can explain postgraduate entrance examination questions. When using this book, students should first attempt the questions within the prescribed examination time and then refer to the (model teaching plans) provided in the back to deeply understand the questions. I often say that once a question is solved, one can forget the question itself but not the characteristics of the question type or the problem-solving approach. When you can skillfully master past examination questions, and for any given question, you can explain its rationale, passing the postgraduate entrance examination becomes a matter of course. In reality, it is simply a matter of "familiarity."